Fly cast fishing boat



A 1950 A. MONTALBANO 2,518,168

' FLY CAST FISHING BOAT Filed Oct. 30, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Aug. 8, 1950 Filed Oct. 30, 1 946 .A. MONTALBANO 2,518,168

FLY CAST FISHING son 2 Sheets-Sheer. 2

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ATI'D RN EYB Patented Aug. 8, 1950 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE FLY CAST FISHING BOAT 7 Anthony Montalbano, Baton Rouge, La.

Application October 30, 1946, Serial No. 706,607

1 Claim. 1

My present invention relates to an improved fishing boat and more particularly to the unique and novel means employed with a boat permitting the person in control of the movement of the boat to steer the vessel by the use of his knees without the use of the hands.

The boat according to my invention is generally of the pontoon type used for fly casting and propelled by a bicycle like propulsion device and so constructed that one of the persons actuating the operating crank with the feet may actuate the rudder extending vertically between his knees as he pedals the propelling means.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention according to the best mode I have thus far devised but it will be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the fly casting boat of my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a detail on an enlarged scale illustrating the mounting of the lower end of the rudder bar and having parts broken away and shown in section.

Figure 4 is a sectional plan taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3 illustrating the relative positions of the parts and with parts broken away.

In carrying out my invention I employ a pair of spaced pontoons or floats of conventional design and structure indicated as at 2 and 4 and secured by cross ties 6. A front chair 8 is swivelled at H] upon the frame I2 and the rear chair i4 is mounted upon the frame I6.

The rotary impellor I8 is covered by fender l9 and formed with vanes 20 is positioned between the pontoons aft of the center thereof and mounted upon the axle 22 supported at 24 and the gear 26 upon the axle is driven by chain 23 from gear 30 on shaft 32. This axle 32 is driven from the gear 34 by chain 36 from the sprocket 38 on the crank 40. Separately rotatable pairs of pedals 42 are secured on each crank so that the crank may be rotated by foot pressure from the occupants of the two opposed chairs. A cover 44 protects the occupant of the forward chair from the chain,

Positioned between the crank and the rear chair I have mounted the rudder bar 46 extending vertically and pivoted through its base 41 by a pin 48 on a post 49 so that the bar may be moved to the left or right to control the rudder under gentle pressure from the knees of the occupant of the aft chair.

The rod 50 is actuated by movement of the bar and motion is transmitted through the link 52 to the lever 54 and thence to the rudder 56 journaled in the frame 58. The rod 50 is mounted through a hub 60 on a pin 3! and the hub is provided with an arm 62 that extends into a slot 63 in the lower end 41 of the rudder bar 46, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. A washer 64 is positioned on the pin 48 between the base 4'! of the rudder bar and post. This frame is pivotally mounted at the points 65 in the frame support 66 on the pontoons so that the rudder and its frame may be elevated on the pivot to protect the rudder when the boat is being launched or removed from the Water.

When the boat according to my invention is used according to instructions it may be propelled with facility and ease through the water by one or two persons, and the occupant of the aft seat or chair while pedalling the boat driving mechanism may control the direction of the boat by movement of the vertical rudder bar, thus leaving his hands entirely free for fishing.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a rudder control mechanism for a pedal propelled fishing boat having a seat and paddle wheel with power transmitting instrumentalities carried by spaced parallel pontoons connected by a supporting frame, the combination which comprises a rudder frame pivotally mounted on the said supporting frame, a rudder carried by the said rudder frame, a horizontally disposed lever extended laterally from said rudder, a forwardly extended link pivotally connected to said lever, laterally disposed rod pivotally connected to said link and extended inwardly to a point midway between the said pontoons and in front of the said seat, said rod having a hub on the inner end with a forwardly extended arm on said hub, means pivotally mounting the said rod through the hub thereof on the said supporting frame, and a vertically disposed rudder bar pivotally mounted on said supporting frame and having a slot in the lower end positioned with the end of the arm of the hub on the rod extended into the said slot of the rudder bar.

ANTHONY MONTALBANO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name 7 Date 381,729 Tibbles Apr. 24, 1888 1,618,180 Ford Feb. 22, 1927 2,369,973 Montalbano Feb. 20, 1945 

